7:10 AM,
Mar. 20, 2013

Ohio State's Lenzelle Smith, right, drives to the basket against Wisconsin's Ryan Evans during the second half of a Jan. 29 Big Ten game.

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Rob McCurdy
CentralOhio.com

If Bravo spins off its hit with "Top Chef: NCAA Basketball Coaches," Clark Kellogg has a cook in mind.

"Thad (Matta) is fantastic and very underrated as a coach and really has always had teams that typically play better when the season goes on," Kellogg said Sunday before Ohio State's Big Ten Tournament championship victory against Wisconsin 50-43. "They build their style and philosophy on toughness, defense and unselfishness.

"That always wins if you have reasonable talent, and there's always going to be good talent at Ohio State." ...